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An 2021 Employee of the Year recognition ceremony for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, was held at the Admiral theater in Bremerton, Washington, May 3, 2022. PSNS & IMF Commanding Officer Capt. Jip Mosman, PSNS & IMF commander, presented the awards. (US Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PSNS & IMF honors employees during Employee of the Year ceremony

By PSNS & IMF Public Affais | May 4, 2022

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees gathered at the Admiral Theater Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. to honor top employees during the shipyard’s annual recognition ceremony.For...

Brandon Rottle, nuclear general foreman, Code 950 (Shop 51/67), poses with the new X7 blown optic fiber clamps he and his team created for the Navy at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The U.S. Navy has patented the clamp design, which should help protect BOF cables aboard U.S. Navy ships. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

BOF cable clamps get an upgrade - and a patent

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 31, 2022

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employee designed a clamp to protect the miles of blown optic fiber cable running throughout U.S. Navy vessels, which has been approved for shipboard use and has...

March holidays recognize Vietnam War vets, American heroes from all conflicts

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 29, 2022

While Vietnam Veterans Day and Medal of Honor Day may not be as well-known as other military-centric holidays such as Armed Forces Day, Veterans Day and Memorial Day, they deservedly recognize the well-known valor of an elite...

The navy’s only forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) comes alongside to prepare for a refueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67), Sept. 28, 2021. Shiloh is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5 conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

USS Reagan begins SRA following 5th, 7th Fleet deployments

By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 19, 2022

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) began a four-month selected restricted availability at Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022 following its recent five-month deployment across the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.At the time of its...

Crane 79 sits ready to be loaded onto a barge for shipment from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, Nov. 16, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

HEAVY-LIFT OFF: PSNS & IMF transfers heavy lift crane to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 6, 2022

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility sent Crane 79 on its way to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, aboard a barge Nov. 20, 2021.Throughout the past few months, Crane 79 has been steadily...

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NSS-SY pillar construct demonstrates multi-agency commitment to transformation

By Anna Taylor, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Dec. 22, 2021

The Naval Sea Systems Command Transformation Office confirmed last month the final pillar construct for Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards, the Navy’s major initiative to improve work execution and shorten availability...

Nimitz Completes Availability One Day Early

By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Dec. 22, 2021

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) completed a six-month Chief of Naval Operations Planned Incremental Availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Nov. 9, 2021, one day early.“The entire Nimitz team showed...

PSNS & IMF supports explosive testing of new steel

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Nov. 17, 2021

A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility team comprised of welding engineers and technicians, machinists and others helped conduct explosive bulge testing on steel that may be used in future submarine...

Lifecycle Engineering representative Cory Kozlowski, left, helps Brian Hoglund, a Keyport computer scientist, use a mixed-reality headset Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, during Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's 2021 Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF hosts technology showcase

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 28, 2021

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted a technology showcase Aug. 25-26, 2021, at the Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside, in downtown Bremerton, Washington.According to Jeff...

Rear Adm. Howard B. Markle, deputy commander, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command, talks with Chris Harty, Shop 11/17 Shipfitter and Sheet Metal, general foreman, and Timothy Tibbs, Shop 11, Shipfitter, supervisor, about the use of crew boards Aug. 26, 2021, during a tour of the Building 1124 CVN Maintenance Complex at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY: Crew boards streamline start-of-shift process for supervisors, workers across shipyard

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 27, 2021

Crew boards, which were part of the Naval Sustainment System—Shipyards Start-of-Shift sprint conducted during the past several months, are now being expanded to additional projects across Puget Sound Naval Shipyard &...

Congratulations Class of 2021 Apprentice Graduates (PSNS & IMF graphic by Geno Hernandez)

PSNS & IMF Apprentice Program Celebrates its 120th Anniversary, Holds Socially-Distanced Graduation Ceremony on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton

By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 17, 2021

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice School graduated 206 students Sept. 17 during an outdoor ceremony held on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. It is the second year that students have...

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability. (PSNS & IMF photo by Brian Kilpatrick)

Roosevelt begins year-plus availability at PSNS & IMF

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Sept. 13, 2021

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned...

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton March 7, 2021. The ship's arrival completed a nearly 11-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets, including participation in Operations Freedom's Sentinel, Inherent Resolve and Octave Quartz. The Nimitz Project Team reached the halfway point of its Planned Incremental Availability Aug. 11, 2021. (PSNS & IMF Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Nimitz project reaches halfway point of availability

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Aug. 23, 2021

The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Planned Incremental Availability reached the 50 percent complete point Aug. 11, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington.USS Nimitz arrived at...

NSS-SY: On time, every time graphic detailing next three Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards sprits to be explored by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the other three U.S. Navy shipyards. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

NSS-SY: PSNS & IMF to roll out next 3 sprints for evaluation

By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | July 19, 2021

Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards champions and subject-matter experts from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the other three U.S. Navy shipyards agreed on the next three NSS-SY sprints to...

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, poses for a photo with some of the 31 2020 Employee of the Year award winners June 28, 2021, during an awards ceremony at the historic Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF honors employees during Employee of the Year ceremony

By | June 28, 2021

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held two socially-distanced ceremonies honoring its top employees during its annual Employee of the Year ceremony Monday at the historic Admiral Theater in...